S: (v) include (have as a part, be made up out of) "The list includes the names of many famous writers"

S: (v) incorporate, contain, comprise (include or contain; have as a component) "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

S: (v) embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover (include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory) "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

S: (v) involve (contain as a part) "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"

S: (v) subsume (contain or include) "This new system subsumes the old one"

S: (v) contain, take, hold (be capable of holding or containing) "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

S: (v) check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of) "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"